A pheasant was stood in a field talking to a bull. You know I'd really like to fly to the top of that tall tree and look down from there but I just don't have the energy. The bull turns to the...
I often get them coming into the garden from the surrounding countryside, looking for crumbs beneath the hanging peanut feeders. So far I've only seen male birds. Do they tend to release only the...
I saw a speed camera flash as I went through a 40mph zone, I looked at my speedo and I was doing just under 40mph.
Why did it flash ?
A'm I likely to get a ticket ?...
One hot, sunny day I walked into a pub, in a small fishing village in New England. When my eyes became accustomed to the dim lights inside the bar, I noticed that there was a guy standing next to me...
I answered an add for a diesel fitter The guy said "what experience have you had working with work in the mechanics industry" I said, none He said, "so what makes you think you can do this job" I...
Saw two starlings in my garden this morning, not seen them around here for years!! What used to be one on the most common garden visitors is now on the 'red list' I wondered if they are making a...
A Canadian park ranger was giving a bunch of ramblers a warning about bears. "Brown bears are usually harmless. They avoid contact with humans if at all possible. So we suggest you folks attach these...
A man wakes up in Alaska to find a bear on his roof. So he thumbs through the yellow pages, and sure enough, there is an add for bear removers. He calls the number and a guy says ok I'll be over in...
Among my top favorite birds that come into my garden are jays, such beautiful birds! When I look out of the window in the morning, I nearly always see the pair of jays flying to and fro, waiting for...
I was in the garden today and I heard something resembling a sheep. When I looked around I saw my dog (gsd) throwing up on the grass, I went over and he seemed ok and I guessed he was just getting rid...
I'm planning on fixing a book shelf to a wall, it's a pine board approx 4 ft x 6ins. The wall itself is only plaster-board and I'm worried if its gonna be tough enough to bear the weight of books. I...
I've just recently discovered the virtues of the Jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke. So far, I've been slicing them thin then sauteing in a little veg oil, today I added bacon, mushroom and egg and found...
While in the US state of Oregon a few years back, I decided to go on a days hiking down an old logging trail. That morning I went into a Supply/outfitters store to grab a few essentials for the trip,...
